Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Pond vote; election primaries

as would Provide domestic water supply (first mention, I think).

But should HVAC use and drinking water use be together or separate? Another tough decision for "Gallup Poll" Brettski.

For just about all the reasons already mentioned, except water sports. But who knows, we may even get a paddle boat for exercise.

I tell the wife that with bottled water prices being what they are, we are millionaires. It makes me feel better about spending all that money.

After seeing the list, I'm inclined to vote
All of the Above!

Great idea, Brettski. Thanks for your admin effort.

I was trying to figure out how to get input on the topic "What would you do different if you were building your pond again?". I guess my topic wouldn't need ranking, so I'll be interested to see how this topic plays out. It may help answer part of my question.

I don't have any additional topics that couldn't fit under one of the others.

B-ski I think there is one more to consider. How about this.
“To survive”. Or “To make inhabitable land habitable”.

Belief it or not there are many parts of Texas that don't have ground water and the areas are so rural that the only source of water is from a pond. Without these ponds life would not be possible in these regions of the country. I was raised on my grand parent’s farm in central west Texas. Believe it or not it was less than 10 years ago that rural water was made available to the folks that lived out in the country in this region. Everyone had to have a pond built just to be able to survive and habit this region. I'm sure they are still areas like this left in many areas of our state & country for that matter. I grew up drinking water straight out of a pond no filter what so ever. Things got a little gritty after a big rain event.

I'm going through a mid life crisis and have already owned seven Corvettes.

We both always wanted a pond, dreamed of it, and it just finally became reality last year. My husband, a farmer, had a piece of land with a hill on the corner that people always asked him to sell, he never did. Then he met me, we married, built his dream house on the hill and finally the pond. He's happy, I'm happy. And, fishing is so much fun.

Done differently? Plan ahead for the dream! Had we planned our house on the bill better, we could have had the pond in front the house and kidney shaped but because of the septic system it was the less costlier of the two and we're happy with it just the way it is now.

Grew up on the water and absolutely loved it. Meet my better half. She was a farm girl. I wanted to stay on the water, she wanted a farm. The prerequisite was the farm had to have a pond. Needless to say I now live on a farm with my pond. Learned long ago, If Mammas not happy, nobodys happy!! Besides that the boat was not going to function in the fields.

Reason for owning pond:
1. In a kind of, possibly, sort of, twisted way; make Mamma happy. Might be stetching it a bit, but it sounds justifiable!! I think they refer to this as fuzzy logic.
2. Save on wear and tear on the boat.

Ron

...just a bump
Thanks for all the feedback and ideas for candidates on our upcoming poll Why do you have a pond? It seems to be simmering down, but we'll let it ride a couple more days to collect any other possible ideas. I'm gonna repeat the current list (no change from the list on the 2nd pg of this thread)
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Quality private fishery
To enhance land value
Ornamental landscaping
Provide affordable and convenient water frontage real estate
To attract wildlife for hunting
To attract wildlife for viewing and/or preservation
Fish hatchery
Swimming hole
To study aquaculture
To study all of nature and/or biology
To water livestock
To irrigate crops
To provide powered water sports (ie; skiing, jetski)
To provide non-powered water sports (ie; canoeing, rowing)
To provide escape, peace, and relaxation (therapeutic or otherwise)
Reduce local insect population (fish eat bugs)
Erosion control
To create and enjoy the sounds of moving water (ie; waterfall)
A family or personal challenge of actually building it
A family or personal challenge to maintain a complex ecosystem
To provide safe, fresh fish as food
Water source for fire fighting
A fun place to gather with family and friends
Create a legacy to pass on to generations to follow
A place for physical exercise
Create a place to pay homage to the Higher Authority
To transcend generation gaps
A hobby that justifies substantial personal and monetary investment
To provide soil for use elsewhere
Recharge the groundwater
Provide water based utilities to a home
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I must repeat my appreciation for everybody's participation in creating this list for the vote. Please don't feel "dis'd" if your own specific reason is not a candidate. I need to keep this list of candidates as brief as possible for ease of perusal and selection; your reason should fit somewhere under one of the larger categories. If not, the option of OTHER will be available.
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ps; Rocky-T; thank you for the input, but I'm gonna ask you to consider Provide water based utilities to a home or OTHER. Gates; good input, but same response. Your #1 is a good one, but I think it is too "all encompassing" and is more of a master category of all the ideas already listed. BTW, good to hear from you!
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pss; if you are one of our many valued lurkers, chime in; this one if for you. Otherwise, we'll look for you at the voting booth in a few days.

Vote early and vote often. Plus, Brettski's from Chicago, so remember to assist the living-impaired in getting to the polls.

...absentee ballots will be available

Brettsi - Did you purposely do this survey when we were "Up Nort Fishin'?

To provide for my family and a few friends the chance to go where they don't have to deal with people who are not like minded in relation and the most important things in this world not to mention the next one. To put it simply I would rather not put up with (TURDS) on my time at my place.

Serenity
Quality fishery
Wldlife attractant
swimming
personal satisfaction

I didn't see relaxation/serenity in there.

Although I hate to admit a higher power was not thought of during the construction. I feel very close to Him when I'm there.

To wait for those boys, of course!

As in "Oh God, please get rid of my neighbor"?

Well, that too, but only occasionally.

Well, aren't you only out at the pond occasionaly?

When you drop off the fish I think I might have a tool that you could borrow. (and that's all that I'm going to say about it!)